Chronicle of a Murder

Chronicle of a Murder

1965•1h 35m•7.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(2)

In the mid-1950s, mayor Zwischenzahl is killed on the day of his inauguration in a West German town. The killer is Ruth Bodenheim, a Jewish woman, who wanted to avenge the death of her parents. Zwischenzahl, a former SA member, was apparently involved in the deportation of her parents to a concentration camp during the war. Ruth cannot bear the horrible events and the death of her parents and wants to open the eyes of the town′s residents.

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Production

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Angelica Domröse

Angelica Domröse

Ruth Bodenheim

Ulrich Thein

Ulrich Thein

Dr. Martin

Jiří Vršťala

Jiří Vršťala

Dr. Hoffmann

Bohumil Šmída

Bohumil Šmída

Dr. Schäure

Siegfried Weiß

Dr. Rotholz

Martin Flörchinger

Martin Flörchinger

Zwischenzahl

Willi Schwabe

Willi Schwabe

Lion

Hans Klering

Hans Klering

Direktor

Antje Ruge

Antje Ruge

Esther

Arno Wyzniewski

Arno Wyzniewski

David

Monika Lennartz

Monika Lennartz

Johanna

Stefan Lisewski

Stefan Lisewski

Steve

Helmut Schreiber

Helmut Schreiber

Kapitän Lieban

Norbert Petznick

Klein David

Gisela Graupner

Wärterin

Helmut Bruchhausen

Werner Schulz-Wittan

Horst Quednow

Fredy Barten

Anna-Maria Horn

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